After a short stay, Ryan and his party said goodbye to Aragorn and others, and embarked on the journey to Moon Moon City again, but this time there was one more person in their party, and that was the female elf Shaina.
Aragon's explanation for Shaina's joining was: "Shaina herself came out to gain experience, and you seem to be a team of adventurers with good strength. Now she can travel with you. It can be regarded as a shortcut. After all, we elves generally don't enter areas where humans gather, and Shaina's worldliness is really bad. If you are willing to take her to experience more things, she will definitely be like before. The misunderstanding will no longer occur, so this is your compensation for her, Ryan."
Of course, Ryan strongly opposed Shaina's joining because he didn't know how to face Shaina's eyes, but Farasi accepted her with a smile, and under Farasi's explicit or covert threats, Flanner and others obediently chose their camp. In the end, the entire Ryan mercenary group allowed Shaina to join with a huge advantage of five votes to one.
Ryan was very helpless. He didn't understand why Faras would readily accept this new teammate. However, since the team members did not object, he had to accept this fact even though he was the team leader. However, at Ryan's request, Shaina Accepted three conditions: not to talk to outsiders, all actions must be obeyed by Ryan's orders, and after Ryan and the others finish their journey to Moon Moon City, they will send Shaina back to Magic Moon City.
Shaina accepted these very demanding requirements expressionlessly. In order to conceal her identity, she put on a gray cloak to cover up her charming and refined face, and she never wore it during her daily journey. In a word, even if you drink water and eat, your face will not be exposed outside the large cloak.
Shaina's actions made Ryan wonder if he was a little too harsh on her. In fact, in Ryan's heart, he was still very guilty for pinching Shaina's ears. Since Shaina joined the team, it was no longer possible. Change, Ryan secretly decided to help her as much as possible, so Ryan asked Farasi to take good care of Shaina along the way and explain to her various taboos and customs in the human world.
In a few days of contact, Faras discovered that this female elf was simply a blank slate. She was very strong, especially in archery, and could easily defeat Colin and Thomas together. But it doesn't work at all. What are the important cities on the continent, the main products in various places... These things that even human children of several years old know, but Shaina doesn't know at all.
Farasi taught Shaina very carefully. In her opinion, the female elf Shaina is simply a gem that has not yet been carved. Her innocence and kindness are almost extinct in the face of materialism in the human world. However, Having said that, in this aspect, Shaina and Ryan are very similar. Faras still clearly remembers the situation when she first met Ryan, and Ryan at that time was so simple. Even after experiencing so many things, Ryan still maintains his simplicity and has not been corrupted by power and wealth at all.
Along the way, Ryan also benefited a lot. When Alando tore off a fragment of the cloak from Shaina, although Ryan knew that it was a very ancient and exquisite craft, the fragment was too small to be possible. To imitate, now that Shaina herself was here, Ryan borrowed a piece of clothing with this kind of craftsmanship from her and studied it carefully.
It has to be said that the elves' craftsmanship is superb. The magic circle on Shaina's ordinary dress made Ryan's blood boil with excitement. He wished he could imitate one right away. Every day when camping, Ryan would take out that piece of clothing. Sitting by the campfire, I looked at the clothes in a mesmerizing way, carefully appreciating the patterns on the clothes, and trying to figure out the functions of these magic circles.
Shaina is naturally dismissive of Ryan's behavior. She is a noble elf, and the talent of elves for magic is simply innate, so the elves are the darlings of the gods. It is said that every elf knows some magic to a greater or lesser extent. Even if they are not magicians, they can still make some magic items by themselves. The most common thing is to add beautiful patterns to their clothes and weapons, and these patterns are all It's made up of magic circles.
The clothing and weapons of elves have become more artistic after adding decorations, and they have also become more powerful because of the blessing of a large number of magic circles. These skills have been passed down by the elves for tens of thousands of years, and they have also become One of their instincts, and this young human magician wanted to imitate it in just a few months. This is really a classic joke, just like a fish says it can't swim, and a bird says it can't swim. It’s like not being able to fly,
Ryan didn't care about the contemptuous look Shaina looked at him. For him, it didn't matter whether he could imitate it. The most important thing was to learn this craft. As long as he could master this craft, then You can slowly master it in the next period of time. This time may be a few months, or it may be a few years or more. Time is not important. As a magician, learning this skill is what excites Ryan the most. matter,
I don’t know if it’s because of an illusion or if it’s real, but Ryan’s nose can always smell a faint fragrance. When Ryan noticed this, he remembered that what he turned over and looked at carefully every day was the costume of a female elf. , Ryan remembered that he had excitedly asked for this dress from Shaina. He did not expect that such an embarrassing situation would arise. Ryan wanted to explain, but he felt that doing so would leave too much trace, so Ryan had to pretend He acted as if nothing had happened and concentrated on studying the magic circle.
After getting used to smelling the unique body fragrance of female elves, when Ryan saw Shaina again, he always felt something strange in his heart, but Ryan himself didn't know whether this was a feeling, but because of this The feeling made Ryan very uncomfortable, so he was always cold when talking to Shaina.
"Shaina, why did you leave Demon Moon City under the leadership of Aragorn this time?" Ryan asked casually while sitting by the campfire, eating grilled fish: "Even if it is some kind of trial of coming of age ceremony , there’s no need to leave so far, let alone an ordinary journey, if you really want to gain a little more experience, you won’t leave Magic Moon City and go to another inaccessible place.”
Shaina's body froze obviously, because Ryan's question reached the most critical point. She hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to tell the matter, because Shaina knew that she had just joined the team, He did not gain the trust of his teammates, especially the leader of this group, Magician Ryan, who was wary of himself because of some previous misunderstandings. If he was not frank enough, others would naturally have reservations about him, and In that case, how could Shaina understand Ryan's strength and find out the magician's weaknesses
"If it's inconvenient, then there's no need to say anything." Ryan had already finished the grilled fish in his hand. Seeing that Shaina was still hesitating, he said in a neutral tone: "I'm just asking casually."
"No, please don't do this. I won't hide anything from my companions." Shaina said quickly: "It's just that this thing is a shame for us elves, so I don't know where to go from here." Speaking of."
"Then there's no need to say it." Ryan shook his head gently. He stretched for a long time and took out Shaina's clothes from his arms, preparing to put away the few items he didn't finish reading last night. The serial magic circle was thoroughly studied, and Scheina hurriedly stretched out her hand to stop in front of Ryan, and said anxiously: "Maybe I need your help with this matter, I will tell you right now."
"Shaina, don't worry, come sit next to me and speak slowly." Faras stood up with a smile, pulled Shaina to her side, and then sat with her by the bonfire. After the two sat down, Faras pointed at Ryan and said: "You are not allowed to see that magic circle tonight. You haven't talked to me for a few days. You must accompany me to listen to Shani's story today."
Ryan obediently put away the dress, which also made Shaina feel very grateful to Faras, because in the past few days, whenever Ryan delved into the magic circle, he was basically completely addicted to it, even if You yelled in front of him, but he seemed to ignore you.
For this reason, Shaina stammered and said to Farasi, "Farasi, thank you."
"Oh, what did I tell you last time? Why do you still call me Farasi?"
"Oh, yes, I remember you said that humans have different names for intimate women. I should call you Fanny."
"By the way, you can call me Fanny from now on." Faras smiled and patted Shaina's hand to show encouragement, and then said to Ryan: "Shaina is my good sister, you think it's not allowed If you are harsh to her, forget about the past, but you must be nicer to her in the future, you know."
Ryan rubbed his nose and said nothing, acquiescing to Farasi's statement.
"Okay, everyone, sit down." Faras shouted to the others carelessly, and then said to Shaina: "Speak quickly, I can't wait any longer."
Shaina smiled sweetly, and it was like flowers blooming in spring, making people feel peaceful. She cleared her throat and whispered: "I think you all know that 200 years ago, humans, elves and dwarves formed a Alliance to jointly resist the attack of the undead army, and the highest military commander of our elves is the Moonlight Priest at that time, Sophia, Yueying."